BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Brookline College-Albuquerque Albuquerque, New Mexico

Overview

Tuition $102,429

Licensure pass rate (2024) 82.61%

Duration 36 months

A bachelor's-level nursing degree that prepares graduates for RN licensure and broader leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice roles. Many hospitals now require the BSN for advancement.

Career outlook

Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.

Getting in

What Brookline College-Albuquerque asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Interview
Background check
Drug screen
Immunizations
Transcripts

Direct-entry three-year BSN; proof of high school graduation or GED, government ID and prior college transcripts; must pass the HESI entrance exam; admissions interview; background check and drug screening per clinical facility requirements, immunizations before clinical placement. No GPA minimum stated. General education courses start every eight weeks, core nursing courses run on an annual cohort; application fees vary by campus. Tuition stated as roughly $102,429; 2024 NCLEX-RN pass rate 82.61% per New Mexico Board of Nursing.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Paths

Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.

CNA BSN

CNA to BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

4 years

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CNA BSN

Georgia CNA to RN Pathway

Start as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Georgia and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Georgia State. Begin patient-care work in weeks, then ladder into a four-year BSN that prepares you to sit for the NCLEX-RN.

4 years

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